Born into a family of musicians in Munich, her career began at an early age. Her breakthrough came at the latest with numerous prizes at the Sarasate, Paganini and Tchaikovsky competitions, which quickly took her to the world's most important stages as a soloist. As a soloist and chamber musician, Yuki Manuela Janke also inspires as concertmaster of the most traditional orchestras. Her interpretation of Richard Strauss' "Heldenleben" in the Golden Hall in Vienna with the Staatskapelle Dresden and Christian Thielemann attracted particular attention.

Chamber Music Evening N° 8

Semperoper Dresden

Born in Sibiu, Romania, in 1989 into a Hungarian-Romanian family of musicians, Tibor Gyenge received his first violin lessons from his father.

Chamber Music Evening N° 7

Lukas Stepp has been concertmaster of the 2nd violins of the Staatskapelle Dresden since the beginning of 2019.

Chamber Music Evening N° 6

This Septet was by no means a mere appetiser at the mammoth premiere concert featuring large orchestral pieces such as the C major Piano Concerto and Symphony No. 1. When Beethoven himself first organised a self-financed Akademie concert in Vienna on 2 April 1800 to present his latest works, the E-flat major Septet was in fact the longest item on the programme. In a letter to his publisher, the composer stressed that this work contained seven fully independent parts and was not simply a string quartet with optional winds. The Septet became Beethoven’s most popular work during his lifetime: not only was it frequently performed, but it also appeared in countless official (and unauthorised) arrangements.

Catarina Koppitz

Events

Past events

Jun 25, 2026

Chamber Music Evening N° 8 · Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Apr 8, 2026

Chamber Music Evening N° 7 · Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in Duo for Violin and Cello (1925) by Schulhoff

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Cello in Sextet in C major by Dohnányi

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Cello in String Octet by Glière

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Cello in Septet by Blanc

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

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